Livestream: Auckland measles epidemic update

  • 02/09/2019

Health officials held a media briefing about Auckland's measles epidemic on Monday afternoon.

Auckland Regional Public Health Service's Dr William Rainger and Counties Manukau DHB's Carmel Ellis spoke to reporters about the unfolding crisis. 

The official number of confirmed cases stood at 759 on Friday. That number has since increased to 804.

Rainger and Ellis also provided information about the infected student who attended a school ball over the weekend, potentially spreading the disease to more than 20 other schools. 

This livestream has now ended.

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